Liverpool will host Nottingham Forest in the Premier League this weekend, and they will look to get their stuttering campaign back on track.

They are coming into this game on the back of five defeats from the last six Premier League matches. Competing for the league title seems beyond them now, and they will be hoping to secure a respectable finish in the Premier League.

They need to pick up points against these opposition at home, and it will be interesting to see if they can bounce back strongly after the international break.

Meanwhile, Nottingham Forest are in poor form as well. They have lost four of the last five matches in the league. They will look to bounce back strongly and pull off an upset. They managed to beat Liverpool at Anfield last season. Given the way the home team has performed in recent weeks, Nottingham Forest will fancy their chances once again.

Team News & Tactics

Liverpool

Arne Slot will be without Alisson Becker, Giovanni Leoni, Jeremie Frimpong, Conor Bradley and Florian Wirtz this weekend. Liverpool are likely to shape up in a 4-3-3 formation, with Giorgi Mamardashvili in goal.

Calvin Ramsay and Andrew Robertson will start as the full-backs. They will look to contribute at both ends of the pitch. Meanwhile, Ibrahima Konate will start in central defence alongside Virgil van Dijk.

As for the midfield unit, Alexis Mac Allister, Ryan Gravenberch, and Dominik Szoboszlai will start in the middle of the park. They will look to control the game from the deep and add defensive cover.

Mohamed Salah and Alexander Isak will start on the flanks here. They will look to add goals and creativity from the wide areas.

Hugo Ekitike will lead the Liverpool attack.

Probable Lineup (4-3-3): Mamardashvilli, Ramsay, Konate, van Dijk, Robertson; Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Gravenberch; Salah, Ekitike, Isak

Nottingham Forest

Douglas Luiz, Ola Aina, Chris Wood, and Oleksandr Zinchenko will miss out with knocks. Nottingham Forest will shape up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with Matz Sels in goal.

Neco Williams and Nicolo Savona will start as the full-backs. They will look to keep things tight at the back and help out going forward. At the heart of the defence, Murillo will start alongside Nikola Milenkovic.

As for the midfield unit, Ibrahim Sangare will add physicality and drive to the side. Elliot Anderson will start alongside him in the midfield pivot, and the English international will look to add defensive cover and control.

Morgan Gibbs-White will add creativity and goals to the side in the final third. Dan Ndoye and Callum Hudson-Odoi will start on the flanks, and they will look to add pace, flair, and unpredictability going forward.

Igor Jesus will lead the line for Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland on Saturday.

Probable Lineup (4-2-3-1): Sels; Williams, Murillo, Milenkovic, Savona; Sangare, Anderson; Ndoye, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi; Jesus

Key Stats

• 13 goals have been scored in the last six matches between these two teams.
• Liverpool have picked up three wins from the last six matches against Nottingham Forest.
• Liverpool have lost five of the last six Premier League matches.
• Nottingham Forest have lost four of the last six Premier League matches.

Player to watch out for

Alexander Isak

The Swedish International has recovered from his injury problem, and he is expected to be handed a start here. It will be interesting to see if he can perform at full throttle and showcase why Liverpool paid a club record fee for him. There is no doubt that he is a top-class player, and he will be desperate to make his mark in the game. He will look to help create opportunities for his teammates and find the back of the net as well.

Isak is our key player to watch out for, and he could be the difference between the two teams.

Prediction

Liverpool 1-1 Nottingham Forest

Both teams are in desperate need of a victory here for very different reasons. Liverpool are eighth in the league table, and they will be hoping to close on the Champions League positions. On the other hand, Nottingham Forest are 19th in the table. They will be fighting for survival this season. It will be interesting to see who comes out on top. Neither side are in particularly good form, and they could end up cancelling each other out in a draw here.